France stocks and valuables at current prices (SA-WDA)
France stocks and valuables at current prices (SA-WDA) stood at -2,008 EUR million in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Quarterly GDP and value added table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1949 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Quarterly GDP and value added table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Levels | |||||||||||
| Stocks and acquisitions less disposals of valuables - Total - Values at current prices - SA-WDA series | -2,008 | 4,026 | -2,727 | 1,189 | 5,366 | 3,654 | -1,547 | 1,694 | -3,594 | -3,658 | |
| Exports - Total - Values at current prices - SA-WDA series | 265,646 | 252,034 | 257,424 | 254,353 | 247,766 | 252,482 | 254,052 | 247,744 | 250,160 | 246,706 |
Understanding france stocks and valuables at current prices (SA-WDA)
This combined nominal aggregate sums changes in business inventories and net acquisitions of valuables at current market prices. By grouping stockholding movements and store-of-value asset transactions together, this row provides an overarching view of non-fixed capital accumulation within the domestic economy. The total reflects both operational inventory adjustments by producers and commercial trade in precious objects, antiques, and art.
Analyzing this combined metric requires keeping in mind that the inventory component typically dominates the aggregate's cyclical behavior, while valuables introduce occasional idiosyncratic spikes. Because both sub-components represent volatile forms of capital accumulation, this series often shows the largest fluctuations of any expenditure category in national accounts. Readers should examine the underlying sub-series separately to determine whether quarterly movements stem from industrial stock building or high-value asset trading.
Frequently asked questions
- What two categories are combined in this aggregated series?
- It combines changes in business inventories and net acquisitions less disposals of valuable assets like art and precious metals.
- Which sub-component usually drives the volatility in this combined series?
- Business inventory changes typically drive the broader cyclical volatility, while valuables add occasional isolated spikes.
- Why are inventories and valuables grouped together in this table row?
- Both represent forms of non-fixed capital accumulation that differ structurally from permanent fixed asset investments and standard consumption.